Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has officially announced that it will release on 4K Blu-ray and Blu-ray Marielle Heller's film A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019), starring Tom Hanks, Matthew Rhys, Enrico Colantoni, Susan Kelechi Watson, and Chris Cooper. The two releases will be available for purchase on February 18.
Studio description: Tom Hanks portrays Mister Rogers in A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, a timely story of kindness triumphing over cynicism, based on the true story of a real-life friendship between Fred Rogers and journalist Tom Junod. After a jaded magazine writer (Primetime Emmy® Award-winner[2] Matthew Rhys) is assigned a profile of Fred Rogers, he overcomes his skepticism, learning about kindness, love and forgiveness from America's most beloved neighbor.
"Hanks is amazing"[3] in the role that has earned him an Oscar® nomination for Actor in a Supporting Role—his sixth career Academy Award Nomination. He stars alongside Rhys, Screen Actors Guild Award®-winner[4] Susan Kelechi Watson and Oscar®-winner[5] Chris Cooper under the direction of acclaimed filmmaker Marielle Heller (Can You Ever Forgive Me?, The Diary of a Teenage Girl).
The film has achieved nearly universal praise, earning the designation of "Certified Fresh" from RottenTomatoes.com and receiving raves from critics, including Rolling Stone's Pete Travers, who calls A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD "irresistible," Pete Hammond of Deadline who says it's "the movie we need right now" and FOX-TV's Jake Hamilton who calls it "the most heartfelt and uplifting film of the year."
Special Features:
Over 15 Minutes of Additional Scenes
Blooper Reel
Tom Hanks as Fred Rogers
The People Who Make a Neighborhood: The Making Of
Dreaming Big, Building Small: The Puppets & Miniatures